Re: [Jmol-users] Cartoon rendering in Jmol

[timothy d. <mol...@ma...>]

Jan Reichert sent (2004.05.14 at 3.24p [+0200gmt]) :

>Miguel wrote:
>
>>I would like feedback from people regarding the cartoon rendering
>>in Jmol.
>>
>>The rockets/arrows rendering that is currently in Jmol was intended
>>to be temporary.
>>
>>(Note that the rockets for helix representation are in the wrong
>>position)
>>
>>At some level, I would like to be RasMol/Chime compatible ... but
>>higher quality rendering.
>>
>>Q: Should the word 'cartoons' be reserved for something that is
>>(essentially) RasMol/Chime compatible?
>>
>>
>>
>yes
>
essentially... but I see no problem with 'tweaking' the standard cartoon
to make it more appealing, visually.  for example, I like your idea of
showing directionality in the helix cartoon.


>>Q: Is there a standard definition of what a 'schematic'
>>representaion should look like?
>>
>>
>>
>simplified
>

I don't think there should be a single representation called schematic
because this is a fairly generic word.  paraphrased from
Mirriam-Webster:

schematic.  an organized way of representing a complex situation.=20

if Jmol is to offer different types of schematic rendering, we should
come up with more useful terminology.  for example, all of these are
schematic:=20
  =20
   cartoon
   ribbons
   strands
   trace

>>Q: What shapes would people like to see for cartoons/schematic
>>rendering?
>>

another popular 'schematic' rendering (related to the Rasmolian cartoon)
is the "Richardson diagram" - helices are shown as solid cylinders, beta
strands as arrows.  also useful would be "ladders" and "rings" for
nucleic acids.


regards,

tim
--=20
Timothy Driscoll
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